--- epic4-2.10.6.orig/Makefile.in
+++ epic4-2.10.6/Makefile.in
@@ -117,15 +117,7 @@ EPIC_LINK = $(epic_exe)
 installepic installirc: epic installdirs test
 	if ./my_test \( ! -f $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC) \) \
 			-o source/epic -nt $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC); then \
-		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) source/epic $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC);	\
-		if ./my_test -f $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC_OLD); then \
-			$(RM) $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC_OLD); \
-		fi; \
-		if ./my_test -f $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC_LINK); then \
-			$(MV) $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC_LINK) $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC_OLD); \
-		fi; \
-		$(RM) $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC_LINK); \
-		ln -s $(epic)-$(VERSION) $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC_LINK); \
+		$(INSTALL_PROGRAM) source/epic $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(EPIC_LINK); \
 	fi
 
 #
@@ -147,6 +139,7 @@ installwserv: wserv4 installdirs test
 #
 scriptdir = $(epicdir)/script
 installscript: installdirs test
+	-chmod -x @srcdir@/script/*
 	-@(								\
 		if ./my_test -f $(IP)$(DESTDIR)$(scriptdir)/local; then		\
 			if ./my_test -f script/local; then 		\
